repulsing
present participle of repulse
• spigurnel
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pulse" (r-pls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed (-plst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repulsing.] Etym: [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.]
1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. Milton.
2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
Re*pulse", n. Etym: [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]
1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham. He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. Shak.
2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2024
(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”
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